Dear Resto family, I am so excited to be writing as your soon-to-be Director of Worship Arts. My first ‘official’ Sunday will be October 20. It is with tremendous joy that I step into this role, as well as a deep sense of gratitude — to all of you, for praying and supporting our church […]
On February 24 I would love for you to come and experience what many others in the congregation have! I asked some folks who attended the first Restoration Songs and Prayer what they valued about their time. Here are a few of the responses I received: “I loved that it created a calm and peaceful space […]
Pull me a little closer Take me a little deeper I want to know Your heart I want to know Your heart This is a note of reflection I read from this past Sunday: “God met me during the sermon last Sunday, highlighting things that he is doing and wants to do in my heart […]
About 10 days ago we had our first ‘Interested in South Arlington’ evening. It was a lovely time. 35 people came and we talked about South Arlington, Restoration and the strategic plan; the what and why and some of the how of a church plant. We announced that this new worshipping community is going to […]
I thank God for Pandora radio. He has used these random mixes of songs to edify my soul so many times. A number of the songs that we sing on Sunday have shuffled into my radar at just the right time. Some notable songs that we sing from Pandora stations are Psalm 46 and Esther. After my […]
We are so excited about Christmas Eve at Restoration! Restoration will have 3 services on December 24 to celebrate the incarnation of God in His Son, Jesus Christ. Before I describe what to expect at each service, let me answer the most important logistical question: Where should I park? Restoration uses a parking garage that […]
I find much of Anglicanism to be awkward. I was chatting with one of my coworkers yesterday about the word choices in the 1979 prayer book compared to the new ACNA liturgy (please don’t stop reading this if that sounds like a really boring conversation). He mentioned that the response “and with your spirit” feels awkward. I agreed. […]
Because of the belief that a church is a median between heaven and earth, Christians have regularly painted stars on on the ceilings of churches. For instance, stars are a major symbol of Eastern Orthodox architecture, and they were even part of church design in the early Anglican church, as evidenced by the ceiling of […]